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Mike Rowe and Joey Pole, Jr. win PASS/ACT twin races at Oxford Plains

64-year old Mike Rowe of Turner, ME ended up the winner in the PASS Super Late Model portion of thePASS/ACT doubleheader at the Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine! (Credit: PASS/Oxford Plains photo.)

64-year old Mike Rowe of Turner, ME (center lower)  ended up the winner in the PASS Super Late Model portion of the PASS/ACT doubleheader at the Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine! (Credit: PASS/Oxford Plains photo.)

Mike Rowe of Turner, Maine raced to his 151st Oxford Plains Speedway main event win, earning a trip to victory lane in his maiden voyage aboard Peter Petit’s lucky number 7 in AIM Recycling Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model competition at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday afternoon, while Joey ‘Pole’ Polewarczyk prevailed in the co-headlining ACT Late Model Tour 150-lapper.

Rowe, a 64-year-old veteran, multi-time track champion and all-around legend at the speedway where he was a track titlist a full four decades ago, waged a race-long battle with reigning series champion DJ Shaw of Conway, New Hampshire for supremacy in a thrilling 150-lapper for the ultra-quick AIM Super Late Models. Continue reading →

Wayne Helliwell, Jr sets his sights on another ACT Tour title

Wayne Helliwell, Jr. will be looking for another ACT Tour championship when that series begins the 2015 season on Saturday, April 18 at Oxford Plains Speedway. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)

Wayne Helliwell, Jr. will be looking for another ACT Tour championship when that series begins the 2015 season on Saturday, April 18 at Oxford Plains Speedway. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)

The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) will see the return of one of the Northeast’s most accomplished drivers this coming season. Wayne Helliwell Jr., the 2012 and 2013 ACT Champion, recently stated that he will be competing full-time on the Tour in 2015.

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Three 150 lap events are set for Oxford Plains, Lee USA and Thunder Road

Wayne Helliwell, Jr. is one driver, among others, is favored to win in three 150 lap ACT races at Lee, Oxford and Thunder Road. (Credit: ACT photo.)

Wayne Helliwell, Jr. is one driver, among others, is favored to win in three 150 lap ACT races at Lee, Oxford and Thunder Road. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)

The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) will compete in three 150-lap events on three completely different tracks in all three northern New England states to open the 2015 season. The New Hampshire Governor’s Cup 150, now re-set due to snow on April 28, is the usual traditional opening event for ACT teams held yearly at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, NH. Teams will now start off the 2015 season at Oxford Plains Speedway (OPS) in Oxford, ME on April 18, then Lee USA followed  by their annual visit to Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre, VT on May 3.

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MacDonald will be tough to beat in Lee USA’s Governor’s Cup on Sunday, April 12

Predicting who can beat Eddie MacDonald in April's Governoro's Cup ACT opener will be hard. Because Eddie has been able to string several races on various late Model circuits going into last year and the pre-season ACT events at New Smyrna Speedway in Fla. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)

Predicting who can beat Eddie MacDonald in April’s Governoro’s Cup ACT opener at Lee USA Speedway will be hard. Because Eddie has been able to string several races on various late Model circuits from last year into the February pre-season ACT events at New Smyrna Speedway in Fla. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)

Eddie MacDonald of Rowley has gone on to win just about every major regional Late Model race, including championship efforts in the NASCAR K&N Series, the Oxford 250 (twice), Bond Auto ACT Invitational at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (twice), Thunder Road’s famous Milk Bowl, and recently he swept the triple 100 lap features in a very competitive field at the World Series of Asphalt Racing at New Smyrna Speedway.

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New champions program for ACT Tour US

 

New Champions ACT Tour program gives some contenders an opportunity to race for extra winnings. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)

New Champions ACT Tour program gives some contenders an opportunity to race for extra winnings. (Credit: ACT Tour photo.)

American Canadian Tour officials have announced a New Champions Program for the ACT U.S. Tour in 2015. The program is a revival of the old New Champions point standings from the former ACT Pro Stock Tour in the 1980s and early 1990s. Continue reading →

Granite State Pro Stock Series releases an 11 race schedule for 2015

Dillon Moltz will be the center of attention at the GSPSS awards banquet on Jan. 10 in Manchester, NH. (Credit Speed 51 photo)

Champion Dillon Moltz will be the center of attention at the GSPSS awards banquet on Jan. 10 in Manchester, NH. (Credit Speed 51 photo)

By Lou Modestino

With the New Year just a few weeks away, the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) has been hard at work in preparing for the 2015 season. The result is an eleven-race diverse schedule with a return to two different speedways, formerly on the young touring series schedule. Continue reading →

Joey Pole will lead US and Quebec drivers to New Smyrna Speedway during Speed Weeks in Florida

Joey Pole of Hudson, NH will lead a contingent of 20 ACT US and Quebec drivers to New Smyrna Speedway in Florida during the February Speed Weeks at New Smyrna Speedway. (Credit: ACT Tour photo)

Joey Pole of Hudson, NH will lead a contingent of 20 ACT US and Quebec drivers to New Smyrna Speedway in Florida during the February Speed Weeks at New Smyrna Speedway. (Credit: ACT Tour photo)

By Lou Modestino

The entry list for the American Racer Challenge event to be held at the New Smyrna Speedway (NSS) during the 2015 World Series of Asphalt Racing in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, on Monday and Tuesday, February 16 and 17, is filled with ACT Champions from both the ACT US and Quebec tours. Continue reading →

Derek Ramstrom takes the win when Wayne Helliwell, Jr. got a flat tire while Moltz wins the GSPSS championship

Dillon Moltz ended up getting the GSPSS Championship after a hard fight at Thompson Motorsports Park in the World Series of Racing. (Credit: Matt Wiernarz photo)

Dillon Moltz ended up getting the GSPSS Championship after a hard fight at Thompson Motorsports Park in the World Series of Racing. (Credit: Matt Wiernarz photo)

By Lou Modestino

Derek Ramstrom took advantage of a late race flat tire on Wayne Helliwell, Jr’s Ford to claim his first victory with the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) at the Sunoco World Series, presented by Xtramart, at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP). Continue reading →

Granite State Pro Stock Series will crown a champion at Thompson Motorsports Park

Dillon Moltz holds a 16 point lead over rival Larry Gelinas going into the GSPSS at TMSP. (Credit: GSPSS photo.)

Dillon Moltz holds a 16 point lead over rival Larry Gelinas going into the GSPSS finale at TMSP. (Credit: GSPSS photo.)

By Lou Modestino

The 2014 Granite State Pro Stock Series Champion will be crowned at the World Series at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (TSMP) on October 18-19. Continue reading →

Joey Pole ends the 2014 ACT Tour season with a win at New York’s Airborne Speedway

Joey Pole of Hudson, NH won the Fall Foilage 200 at Airborne Speedway in NY which resulted in also winning his first ACT Tour title. (Credit ACT photo)

Joey Pole of Hudson, NH won the Fall Foilage 200 at Airborne Speedway in NY which resulted in also winning his first ACT Tour title. (Credit ACT photo)

By Lou Modestino

Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. of Hudson, NH capped off his 2014 American Canadian Tour title with a win in the season finale Fall Foliage 200 at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh, NY on Saturday, September 27. Polewarczyk used the high lane to get around Quebec’s Patrick Laperle on the final restart with just over 20 laps remaining in the event to take the lead and become the only repeat winner on the 2014 American Canadian Tour and claim his first career championship. Continue reading →